Flash-light attachment for guns.



W. L. LONG.

FLASH LIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR GUNS.

APPLICATION I'ILBD JAN. 29, 1909.

Patented Dec.28, 1909. 2 Sums-SHEET 1.

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W. L. LONG. FLASH LIGHT ATTACHMENT Pony GUNS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.29, 1909. l

Patented Dec.28`, 1909.

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N VEN T m F A1/gf l WILLIAM L. LONG,

or MARION,

INDIANA.

FLASH-LIGHT ATTACHMENT FOR GUNS.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, VILLIAM L. LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, county of Grant, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F lash-Light Attachments for Guns, of which the following is a specification. A

The invention relates to such improvements and consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specication. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

The object of the invention is to provide a gun with a conveniently detachable flashlight apparatus which can be made to project a beam of light upon the object toward which the gun is pointed at the moment of firing the gun.

The invention consists of a detachable case which contains in its forward end a lens and electric-lamp, and in its body-portion an electric battery for maintaining the light in the lamp, and a contact-trigger for establishing an electric current in the lamp located near the stock of the un, in position to be operated by the hand of the person firing the gun at the moment of firing, as will be hereinafter more fully described and subsequently pointed out in the claim.

Figure l of the drawings is a view in side elevation of a gun in the form of a revolver, with the improved flashlight-attachment secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a central, vertical section of the flashlight-attachment detached. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken on the broken line 3-3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section, partly in elevation, taken on the broken line 4 4 in Fig. 2.

The revolver, 1, comprises a barrel, 2, stock, 3, ring trigger, 4, revoluble breech, 5, and hammer 6.

The flashlightattachment comprises a case, 10, shown in cylindrical form, the casesection, 12, being provided with a lens, 13, secured in the case by means of the screwthreaded sleeve, 14, screwed on to the end of the case, which is screw-threaded to receive it, against a flange, 15, on the exterior surface of the case. Inserted between the lens and the case is a lamp-socket, 16, containing Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 29, 1909.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909. Serial No. 474,927.

the incandescent lamp, 17, made in the usual well known form. Inclosed with the horizontal case-section, 12, are two dry batteries, 20 and 21, and within the short case-section, 22, the dry battery 23. These batteries are insulated from the case by a sheet of insulating material, 25, interposed between the batteries and the case-section. The battery, 20, is electrically connected with the lampsocket by means of the electrodes 26 and 27. The two batteriesf20 and 21, are connected by the electrode; 28, and the battery, 23, with battery, 21, by means of the electrodes 29 and 30. The contact-trigger, 32, consists of a push-button secured to the metallic spring. 33, as by the rivet 34. The spring normally rests against the casing, as seen in Fig. 4, but can be brought in contact with the surface-elementl of the battery, 23, by pushing inwardly on the trigger, 32, as shown by dotted line, 35, in Fig. 4, thereby establishing an electric current through all the electrodesand the lamp, which maintains the light in the lamp.

Then the case is secured to the revolver in such a position that the section, 12, of the case is parallel with the gun-barrel, a light could be flashed upon an object toward which the gun might be pointed. As a means for securing the case in suoli position upon the gun, the forward end of the case is provided with the depending bracket, 40, having the leaves, 41, adapted to iit the case exteriorly, and brazed thereon. The lower end of the bracket is made with the cylindrical loop, 42, adapted to receive the nozzle of the gun-barrel which contains the riliebo-re, 43, and is provided on its upper side with the sight 44. The bottom wall of the loop is apertured and the aperture screwthreaded to receive and fit the set-screw, 45, by which the forward end of the attachment is fixed upon the barrel and firmly secured in fixed parallelism with the gun-barrel. The other end of the attachment consists of the upright section, 22, which is provided at its lower end with attaching wings, 50 and 51, adapted to receive between them the handle or stock of the gun. The lower ends of the wings are provided with an aperture, 52, adapted to receive a pin, 53, inserted through the wings and stock. The aperture in the stock through which the pin passes may be the aperture usually made in such guns for the purpose of securing on opposite sides of the stock a metal plate. The

section, 22, which forms the rear end of the attachment is thus held Securely in an upright position upon the stock.

In tiring a gun provided with the improved attachment, aim may he taken along the upper surface of the longer case-Section. When desired, such section may be provided with any of the well known styles of sights used in connection with guns, toassist in taking a correct aim.

hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- Ailashl-ightattachment for guns comprising an elongated case, a comparatively short section of which projects at right anglee to the longer section7 a lens and electric-lamp in the forward end of the longer WILLIAM L. LONG.

lVitnesses z BARCLAY J. OVERMAN, WILLIAM H. CUMMINGS. 

